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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280405001089
Batesville Intermediate School
200 College St., Batesville, MS 38606 · (662) 563-7834 · Panola County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
525 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 310 | 53% |
| Grade 3 | 277 | 47% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Batesville Intermediate School→Batesville Middle School→Batesville Junior High School→South Panola High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Panola School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -15.9pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 48.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Batesville Intermediate School
Batesville Intermediate School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Intermediate School this school | 587 | 89.4% | 47.5% |
| Batesville Middle School Batesville | 474 | 88.4% | 62.8% |
| Magee Elementary School Magee | 525 | 92.0% | 43.0% |
| Batesville Elementary School Batesville | 741 | 87.9% | 53.5% |
| Mendenhall Elementary School Mendenhall | 598 | 86.6% | 44.0% |
| Mamie Martin Elementary BROOKHAVEN | 622 | 82.0% | 57.4% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Batesville Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Panola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #286 of 428 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #215 of 439 ▲ 35 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #311 of 439 ▼ 101 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #100 of 453 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #328 of 408 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #170 of 409 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #218 of 444 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #291 of 296 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 952
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 587 | 35.1 | 16.7:1 | 89% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 38.6 | 14.2:1 | 83% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 37.9 | 13.7:1 | 99% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 99% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 35.8 | 16.5:1 | 88% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 87% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 83% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 67% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 952 | 47 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Batesville Intermediate School.
About Batesville Intermediate School
Batesville Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Batesville, Mississippi. It educates 587 students in grades 2 through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
The district, South Panola School District, has 4,220 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Black students account for 64% of enrollment at Batesville Intermediate School. Other students are 29% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Black share among all Panola County residents. By the diversity index, Batesville Intermediate School comes in at 50%.
Its 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 88% average for public schools in Panola County.
allk12 grades Batesville Intermediate School a C. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Batesville Intermediate School is 49.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Panola County, median household income is about $45,945, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 13 public schools operate in Panola County, serving about 5,323 students.
The closest public school to Batesville Intermediate School is Batesville Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Batesville Intermediate School, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Batesville Intermediate School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Batesville Intermediate School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 587 was 10% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 534. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.7:1.
Community posts for Batesville Intermediate School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,808
Census ACS
Median income
$45,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Panola School District
- South Panola High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Batesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Batesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
- Pope SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Batesville Middle SchoolElementary · 474 students
- SOUTH PANOLA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
Other schools in Batesville
- South Panola High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Batesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Batesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
- Batesville Middle SchoolElementary · 474 students
- SOUTH PANOLA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
Other Batesville Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Batesville Intermediate. Batesville Intermediate School is the largest of the 2.
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolBatesville, IN · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Batesville Elementary School0.1 mi · 741
- Batesville Middle School0.7 mi · 474
- Batesville Junior High School0.8 mi · 756
- South Panola High School1.0 mi · 1,113
- Pope School7.3 mi · 549
- Green Hill Intermediate8.0 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Batesville Intermediate SchoolHow large is Batesville Intermediate School?
Batesville Intermediate School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Batesville Intermediate School serve?
Batesville Intermediate School serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Batesville Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Batesville Intermediate School is approximately 16.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Batesville Intermediate School?
Batesville Intermediate School reports a student body of 29% White, 4% Hispanic, 64% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Batesville Intermediate School?
Batesville Intermediate School is overseen by South Panola School District in Panola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.